Category: Dolphin Garden

1 October 2021

WANTED – Old Wellington boots and cardboard egg boxes needed. If you have any odd or old wellie boots or egg boxes lurking in a cupboard please would you bring them in as we will use them for planting in the garden as per the photos below. Thank you

20 September 2021

CHILDREN TO THE RESCUE! Annie, Sophia, Genevieve and Abigail helped Mrs Benson replant a Hydrangea that needed rescuing from its small pot which it had outgrown. Under the gentle guidance of Mrs Benson, the girls enthusiastically went about carefully removing it from its original pot. Carefully, they loosened its roots before placing it in a…

12 November 2020

This is the month for making the garden a paradise for our feathered friends. We have been discussing how we can help the birds during winter and the children have set up a bird feeding station for a variety of foods, as well as a bird table, ably helped by Mr Southworth. They have been…

12 March 2020

In the garden this week, so much has been happening! We worked as a team to build a greenhouse to nurture young plants. Some of us have been insect exploring. There are millions of worms making our soil richer. The chive plant has accomplished its goal, producing a bitter but delicious taste! Sophia, Esther and…

26 September 2019

On a lovely sunny Thursday morning, Year 4 were very excited to be heading out to the secret garden to help with taking down the (extremely) large sunflowers. Just like in The Enormous Turnip, in small groups, we pulled the sunflowers out at the root. How strong the Year 4 pupils are! Then we (very)…

12 September 2019

Reception Diamonds – Dolphin Garden Our Reception children have been exploring the garden this week. They discovered a dead bee and the tallest sunflower they had ever seen. If you have been growing your sunflower over the holidays (Reception to Year 3), please bring in your measurements, in centimetres, of the length of your sunflower…